All entries for the free book giveaway have been closed. I’ll do the drawing tonight and announce the winner tomorrow. Entrants include those who registered here on my site as well as through my Facebook page. Good luck to all!
A special thanks to Joan Szechtman for allowing me to post her photos of Warwick Castle. Joan is the author of This Time, a novel about Richard III in the 21st century. Her two follow-up novels, Loyalty Binds Me and Strange Times, are already in development. Visit Joan at her… Read More »Photos of Warwick Castle
In thinking about Betsy Tobin’s novel Ice Land (register for the free book giveaway), I was curious to know what others prefer in regards to character perspective and tenses in novels. Tobin’s novel is a bit unconvential, told from multiple character persepctives (both first and third person) and all in the… Read More »Discussion Topic: Character Perspectives / Tenses in Writing
For any who are interested, I have a brand new never-been-read copy of Ice Land by Betsy Tobin that I am giving away for free. If you would like to enter your name in the giveaway, just add a comment to this post. I will close participation at the end… Read More »Free Book Giveaway: Ice Land by Betsy Tobin
Constructed around 914AD on the orders of Ethelfleda, daughter of Alfred the Great, Warwick Castle was at first only an earthen rampart on top of a hill built to protect the citizens of Warwick from Danish invaders. Over the centuries, several additions were made to strengthen the defenses and update… Read More »Warwick Castle
The last half of last week was spent moving from one side of town to the other so I can be closer to where I work. My commute used to be around 45 mins, but now it will only be 15 mins. Sorry that I have missed a few days… Read More »Moving Houses
On this day, September 29th, in medieval history: 1227 – Pope Gregory IX excommunicates the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II 1364- The Battle of Auray: English forces, under the command of John Chandos, defeat the French for control of Brittany, ending the Breton War of Succession
A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin Paperback: 784 pages Publisher: Bantam (October 30, 2007), *hardcover edition published November of 2005 ISBN-10: 0553582038 I finally got around to finishing A Feast for Crows (AFFC). I had read about 700 pages of the 1,000 page saga months ago, anticipating the… Read More »Review of A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin
From TopCastles.com: “In Europe and Asia more than 10.000 medieval castles can be found. Topcastles.com selected the most beautiful and interesting castles and ranked them in a top 100 list. You can contribute by voting on your favorite castles: find the castle, click on it and submit your rating. At… Read More »The Top 100 Medieval Castles